# Risograph

Source: https://promptswatch.com/styles/risograph/
Project: Art & illustration
Project page: https://promptswatch.com/categories/art-styles/
Medium: Print

Grainy ink, overlapping colors, and the beautiful imperfections of a printed page.

## Prompt seed

Two-color risograph print with grainy ink texture, overlapping color layers, and off-white paper.

## Using this seed

A reusable starting point; add your subject or details in your image tool. The example may have used extra directions and results will vary.

## Example

![A lakeside house and mountains in a grainy two-color risograph print.](https://promptswatch.com/images/risograph.webp)

Created with: Codex image generation
Model: Not exposed by tool
Image generated: 2026-09-25
Generated from the seed plus a shared subject and art direction. The exact model was not exposed. Converted to WebP; no visual retouching.

## Two ink layers, one graphic image

Large shapes make grain, slight registration shifts and overlapping color easy to see. The pear print brings these relationships into a close still life; the landscape distributes them across a wider scene.

These are generated interpretations of a two-ink printed appearance. For a physical edition, prepare separations and test the actual inks, paper and registration with the printer.


## Variation: Pear print

Large fruit shapes show grainy ink, small registration shifts, and the dark color formed by overlapping two inks.

A close cropped fruit print replaces the distant landscape, making the ink overlap and grain easy to compare.

Prompt seed: Two-color risograph print with grainy ink texture, overlapping color layers, and off-white paper.

![Three vermilion and cobalt pears with a cut pear and leafy stems in a grainy two-color print.](https://promptswatch.com/images/risograph-pear-print.webp)

[View this variation](https://promptswatch.com/styles/risograph/variations/pear-print/)

Created with: Codex image generation
Model: Not exposed by tool
Image generated: 2026-10-13
Original generated variation. Exact model identifier was not exposed. Codex visual inspection and exact/perceptual duplicate checks passed; no human visual review. Resized to WebP without visual retouching.